Stephen A Marino

Stephen A Marino

October 22, 2018 | FC&S Insurance

Florida Supreme Court’s ‘Harvey’ Decision Reaffirms Long Standing Bad Faith Law

The Florida Supreme Court’s latest bad faith ruling, Harvey v. GEICO, leaves the insurer’s standard of care unchanged since 1938. Despite…

By Stephen A. Marino and Benjamin Hassebrock

5 minute read

October 11, 2018 | Daily Business Review

Supreme Court's 'Harvey' Decision Reaffirms Long Standing Bad Faith Law

The Florida Supreme Court's latest bad faith ruling, Harvey v. GEICO, leaves the insurer's standard of care unchanged since 1938. Despite its consistency with 80 years of precedent, the dissents provoked controversy by forecasting a “vast and unwarranted expansion of liability for bad faith claims.”

By Stephen A. Marino and Benjamin Hassebrock

5 minute read